April 13, 2023

Kepware Joins the Tetra Partner Network to Help Biopharmaceutical Companies Maximize the Value of Manufacturing Data

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BOSTON, Mass., April 13, 2023 – TetraScience, the Scientific Data Cloud company, announced today that Kepware, a leading provider of industrial connectivity solutions, has joined the Tetra Partner Network, to help biopharmaceutical customers optimize manufacturing operations with data that is liquid and actionable through the Tetra Scientific Data Cloud(™).

“Kepware is an established leader in industrial connectivity solutions in manufacturing, including within life sciences,” said Simon Meffan-Main, Ph.D., VP, Tetra Partner Network. “They are renowned for integrating and aggregating industrial data from very disparate systems.  Many of TetraScience’s manufacturing customers have asked us to partner with Kepware. Together, we will now be able to help customers maximize the value of their data, which will enable advanced analytics from the manufacturing floor to the analytical laboratory.”

A software development business of PTC Inc., Kepware connects diverse automation devices and software applications to enable the Industrial Internet of Things. They offer a streamlined interface for simple installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Utilizing a scalable, unified architecture, Kepware provides the flexibility to combine drivers of numerous industrial protocols in a single server with multiple industry-standard interfaces so applications can consume and act on the data.  Kepware provides this machine data to operational technology (OT), IT, and factory applications, some of which are hosted in the cloud. Companies are empowered to do advanced analytics and other functions with this data. 

The Tetra Scientific Data Cloud centralizes data from thousands of sources and engineers the data to a vendor-agnostic format that is harmonized, compliant, liquid, and actionable (known as Tetra Data). By centralizing scientific data into a universally adoptable format, customers can easily automate workflows and perform advanced analytics, resulting in improved insights and productivity. 

“We are pleased to join the Tetra Partner Network and look forward to modernizing the industrial process of manufacturing,” said Stephen Sponseller, Senior Director, Business Development & Americas Channel, Kepware.  “TetraScience’s cloud platform enables data liquidity and feeds many advanced use cases that were previously impossible.  Together, we can help customers drive significant new outcomes, improve operational efficiency, and reduce downtime.”

“Scientific data must undergo an exact and sequential engineering process to yield data sets capable of being effectively exploited by analytics, including Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,” said Patrick Grady, TetraScience Chairman and CEO. “We welcome Kepware to the Tetra Partner Network so that our combined expertise can enable these applications at scale to exponentially accelerate and improve manufacturing outcomes.”

About TetraScience
TetraScience is the Scientific Data Cloud company with a mission to accelerate scientific discovery and improve and extend human life. The Tetra Scientific Data Cloud™ is the only open, cloud-native platform purpose-built for science that connects lab instruments, informatics software, and data apps across the biopharma value chain and delivers the foundation of harmonized, actionable scientific data necessary to transform raw data into accelerated and improved scientific outcomes. Through the Tetra Partner Network, market-leading vendors access the power of our cloud to help customers maximize the value of their data. For more information, please visit tetrascience.com.

About Kepware

Kepware, software development business of PTC Inc., is a portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions that help businesses connect diverse automation devices and software applications. Kepware delivers industrial-strength solutions that are designed, tested, and certified to meet the demands of industrial automation applications. To learn more about their portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions that help connect diverse automation devices and software applications, please visit kepware.com.

Media Contacts

Joann Calve

Sr. Director, Marketing, Tetra Partner Network
pr@tetrascience.com

Steve Sponseller 

Senior Director, Business Development & Americas Channel for Kepware 

ssponseller@kepware.com 

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